diff --git a/src/backend/metadata/getmeta.ts b/src/backend/metadata/getmeta.ts
index a5246fcf..6868c7e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/metadata/getmeta.ts
+++ b/src/backend/metadata/getmeta.ts
@@ -87,10 +87,8 @@ export async function getMetaFromId(
 
   if (!details) return null;
 
-  let imdbId;
-  if (type === MWMediaType.MOVIE) {
-    imdbId = (details as TMDBMovieData).imdb_id ?? undefined;
-  }
+  const externalIds = await Tmdb.getExternalIds(id, mediaTypeToTMDB(type));
+  const imdbId = externalIds.imdb_id ?? undefined;
 
   let seasonData: TMDBSeasonMetaResult | undefined;
 
diff --git a/src/backend/metadata/tmdb.ts b/src/backend/metadata/tmdb.ts
index aed31c1d..e22e86e7 100644
--- a/src/backend/metadata/tmdb.ts
+++ b/src/backend/metadata/tmdb.ts
@@ -6,15 +6,18 @@ import {
   MWSeasonMeta,
   TMDBContentTypes,
   TMDBEpisodeShort,
+  TMDBExternalIds,
   TMDBMediaResult,
   TMDBMediaStatic,
   TMDBMovieData,
+  TMDBMovieExternalIds,
   TMDBMovieResponse,
   TMDBMovieResult,
   TMDBSearchResultStatic,
   TMDBSeason,
   TMDBSeasonMetaResult,
   TMDBShowData,
+  TMDBShowExternalIds,
   TMDBShowResponse,
   TMDBShowResult,
 } from "./types";
@@ -170,6 +173,28 @@ export abstract class Tmdb {
       title: e.name,
     }));
   }
+
+  public static async getExternalIds(
+    id: string,
+    type: TMDBContentTypes
+  ): Promise<TMDBExternalIds> {
+    let data;
+
+    switch (type) {
+      case "movie":
+        data = await Tmdb.get<TMDBMovieExternalIds>(
+          `/movie/${id}/external_ids`
+        );
+        break;
+      case "show":
+        data = await Tmdb.get<TMDBShowExternalIds>(`/tv/${id}/external_ids`);
+        break;
+      default:
+        throw new Error("Invalid media type");
+    }
+
+    return data;
+  }
 }
 
 export async function formatTMDBSearchResult(
diff --git a/src/backend/metadata/types.ts b/src/backend/metadata/types.ts
index e23d9a5b..fa7a7ef0 100644
--- a/src/backend/metadata/types.ts
+++ b/src/backend/metadata/types.ts
@@ -379,3 +379,27 @@ export interface TMDBSeason {
   poster_path: string | null;
   season_number: number;
 }
+
+export interface TMDBShowExternalIds {
+  id: number;
+  imdb_id: null | string;
+  freebase_mid: null | string;
+  freebase_id: null | string;
+  tvdb_id: number;
+  tvrage_id: null | string;
+  wikidata_id: null | string;
+  facebook_id: null | string;
+  instagram_id: null | string;
+  twitter_id: null | string;
+}
+
+export interface TMDBMovieExternalIds {
+  id: number;
+  imdb_id: null | string;
+  wikidata_id: null | string;
+  facebook_id: null | string;
+  instagram_id: null | string;
+  twitter_id: null | string;
+}
+
+export type TMDBExternalIds = TMDBShowExternalIds | TMDBMovieExternalIds;